Are companies allowed to forfeit your unused leave?

About this episode

The episode discusses the fairness of forfeiting unused leave in the context of heavy workloads and differing policies among colleagues.

A listener in an MNC lost her remaining annual leave because she was too busy to take it – yet her overseas colleagues are allowed to carry their forward. Is this fair? Nat Fetalvero and Gerald Tan discuss what employees can do when they’re caught between a heavy workload and the impending end of their workplace’s calendar year.  Have a work-related question to ask a career counsellor? Email us at cnapodcasts [at] mediacorp.com.sg  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nat Fetalvero, Gerald Tan

Topics covered

• unused leave
• workload
• employee rights
• annual leave
• fairness in workplace

Keywords

• unused leave
• annual leave
• workload
• employee rights
• MNC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNA

Places: MNC

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